Current Affairs Quiz
1. Which television network has acquired exclusive television and digital rights or the International Champions Cup 2016 for the Indian Sub-continent?
a) Star Sports
b) Ten Sports
c) Sony Pictures
d) Doordarshan
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Answer c) Sony Pictures. Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has acquired exclusive television and digital rights or the International Champions Cup 2016 for the Indian sub-continent. The International Champions Cup 2016 is the first tournament of the 2016-17 football season and will kick-off the 2016-17 club season across the world.
2. India ranks _____ on Sustainable Development index among 149 nations
a) 108
b) 110
c) 126
d) 141
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Answer b) 110. India is ranked at a low 110 of 149 nations with regard to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new index topped by Sweden that shows all countries face major challenges in achieving these ambitious goals. The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung launched a new Sustainable Development Goal Index and Dashboard to provide a report card for tracking Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) progress and ensuring accountability.
3. Government of India forms committee to prepare ‘Draft Ganga Act’, the committee will be headed by ______________
a) RM Lodha
b) Kurian Joseph
c) Mukul Mudgal
d) Girdhar Malviya
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Answer d) Girdhar Malviya. The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted a committee to prepare the draft Ganga Act which will be headed by Justice (Retd) Girdhar Malviya. According to an official statement , the tenure of the panel would be for a period of three months which may be extended by another three months, if required. The panel has been asked to prepare a Draft Act on Ganga ensuring wholesomeness of the river.
4. Tata STRIVE, an initiative of Tata Community Initiatives Trust launched its first skill development centre in _____________
a) Hyderabad
b) Chennai
c) Bangalore
d) Kochi
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Answer a) Hyderabad . Tata STRIVE, an initiative of Tata Community Initiatives Trust launched its first skill development centre in Hyderabad. Spread over 17,000 square feet, this state-of-the-art centre will skill youth in Telangana in the BPO, banking, financial services, insurance and retail industries. Tata STRIVE is present in 13 Indian states across 70 centres through partner centres as well as Tata STRIVE Skill Development Centres in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Mohali, Pune and Aligarh.
5. Which two countries jointly inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post (ICP)?
a) India and Nepal
b) India and Tunisia
c) India and China
d) India and Bangladesh
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Answer d) India and Bangladesh. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post (ICP) through video-conferencing. Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee also participated from Kolkata in the video-conference.
6. India and ___________ agreed to enhance cooperation on hydrocarbons, energy
a) China
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Australia
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Answer b) USA. Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and US Secretary for Energy Ernest Moniz have agreed to increase technical and institutional cooperation on hydrocarbons and energy. The agreed to enhance cooperation in “assessment of both onshore and offshore conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon reserves in India, new technologies in development of biofuel and development of petroleum storage”, a petroleum ministry statement said of their meeting in Washington .
7. Which State government has imposed an “unconditional” ban on the sale, and possession of Chinese ‘manja’ and other non-biodegradable threads used to fly kites recently?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Maharashtra
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Answer c) Karnataka. The Karnataka government has imposed an “unconditional” ban on the sale, and possession of Chinese ‘manja’ and other non-biodegradable threads used to fly kites. The threads, coated with finely crushed glass and other harmful substances, are blamed for causing injuries and claiming lives of birds. Reportedly, 268 birds entangled in Chinese ‘manja’ in Bengaluru were rescued between 2010-2014.
8. Which company has emerged on top of the latest Fortune Global 500 list?
a) Walmart
b) Facebook
c) Google
d) Microsoft
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Answer a) Walmart. US-based retail giant Walmart has emerged on top of the latest Fortune Global 500 list, which ranks the world’s biggest companies in terms of their revenues. With $482.13 billion in revenue, Walmart has bagged the title for the third consecutive year. Further, China’s state-owned firms State Grid and China National Petroleum were ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively.
9. Rajasthan Chief Minister ______________________ launched mMitra, a mobile voice message service
a) Mamta Banerjee
b) Vasundhara Raje
c) Jayalalitha
d) Anadiben Patel
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Answer b) Vasundhara Raje. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje launched mMitra, a mobile voice message service that delivers weekly messages to families about pregnancy, family planning, nutrition, childbirth, and maternal and child care. As per reports, the service will initially operate in 195 villages in Khanpur block of Jhalawar district on a pilot basis, with a scale-up across the district soon.
10. With nearly 2.3 million employees in 68 countries, ____________ is the biggest private employer in the world.
a) Google
b) Amazon
c) Walmart
d) Microsoft
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Answer c) Walmart . With nearly 2.3 million employees in 68 countries, Walmart is the biggest private employer in the world. The second largest company in terms of number of employees is McDonald’s. Notably, Walmart has bagged the top spot in recently released Fortune Global 500 List for the third consecutive time.
11. Which Bank has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service?
a) Axis Bank
b) State Bank of India
c) ICICI Bank
d) Federal Bank
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Answer d) Federal Bank. Federal Bank has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service. Reliance Jio Money is a wallet application that will be launched soon for mobile devices where Federal Bank will enable a direct payment option for its customers.
12. IRCTC joins hands with _________________ to promote rail ticketing
a) Axis Bank
b) State Bank of India
c) ICICI Bank
d) Bank of India
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Answer b) State Bank of India. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has joined hands with the State Bank of India to chalk out a detailed plan for promotion of rail ticketing activities, including internet ticketing and unreserved ticketing system. The MoU was signed by IRCTC CMD A K Manocha and Arundhati Bhattacharya, CMD, SBI. The MoU also envisages for undertaking activities which can provide value to customers and bring about synergy in working of both the organisations.
13. __________________ became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India
a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
b) Saurav Ganguly
c) Virat Kohli
d) Kapil Dev
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Answer c) Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India when he reached 200 against West Indies. The record for the highest score by an Indian skipper outside India was earlier held by Mohammad Azharuddin, who had scored 192 against New Zealand in Auckland.
